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Carr v. The State

Publication Date: 2022-04-01
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
for defendant: Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office Cobb County Courthouse), Marietta, Samuel d'Entremont, (Western Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.
Case Number: A21A1391

Court rejects child-sex defendant's contention that evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, but vacates and remands certain sentences due to merger error

March 18, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Courts Clear Path for Exploding Battery Litigation

"LG Chem deliberately placed its 18650 lithium-ion batteries into the stream of commerce with the expectation that they would be purchased and used in Georgia, such that LG Chem 'should reasonably expect to be haled into court in Georgia for an injury caused in this state by that product,'" Judge Anne Barnes said.

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LG Chem, Ltd. v. Lemmerman

Publication Date: 2021-10-12
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Products Liability
Industry: Consumer Products
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
Attorneys: For plaintiff: P. Freed, Charles Reed, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Dylan Hooper, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, Harris Yegelwel, (Morgan & Morgan Atlanta, PPLC), Savannah, Thomas Seider, Celene Humphries, (Brannock Humphries & Berman), Tampa, for appellee; Homer Phillips, (The Phillips Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for other party.
Case Number: A21A1029

Court affirms denial of out-of-state defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that defendant had sufficient contacts with the State

McClain v. Carrollton Police Department

Publication Date: 2021-09-28
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy McClain, Carrollton, for appellant.
for defendant: Joseph Smith, (Smith Conerly LLP), Carrollton, for appellee.
Case Number: A21A1000

Court affirms dismissal of plaintiff's civil suit against a municipal police department because the department is not a legal entity that is capable of being sued.

Gage v. The State

Publication Date: 2021-04-16
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Fitzpatrick, (Attorney at Law), Woodstock, for appellant.
for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (Assistant District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.
Case Number: A20A1760

Court affirms defendant's conviction for trafficking of methamphetamines over her contentions of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

Stewart et al. v. Johnson et al.

Publication Date: 2021-04-09
Practice Area: Real Estate
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Pipkin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nick H. H. Stewart, Marie Sousa, James Cross, Nahunta, Christine Proctor, Hortense, for appellant.
for defendant: John McQuigg, (Attorney at Law), St. Simons Island, Earl Smith, (Earl Daniel Smith, Jr., P.C.), Nahunta, Tania Tuttle, (McLain & Merritt PC), Alpharetta, Sarah Cook, (McLain & Merritt PC), Atlanta, Brook Gramm, Atlanta, for appellee. James Cross, Nahunta, for other party.
Case Number: A20A2104

Trial Court Properly Dismissed Claims Brought by Appellant Who Did Not Have an Equitable Interest in His Wife's Property

Copeland v. Home Grown Music, Inc.

Publication Date: 2021-04-07
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Braden Copeland, Macon, for appellant.
for defendant: Foy Devine, Diane LaRoss, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A20A1721

Court affirms summary judgment on investor's breach of contract claims as to payment of royalties, and reverses award of costs for defendant

SDM Investments Group, LLC, et al. v. HBN Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 2021-02-17
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Downs, (Downs Law, LLC), Atlanta, John Dennehy, (Dennehy Law), Nashua, for appellant.
for defendant: Travis Hargrove, (The Finley Firm), Columbus, MaryBeth Gibson, (The Finley Firm), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A20A1775

Appellants' Unreasonable and Unexcused Failure to Timely File Trial Transcript Warranted Dismissal of Appeal

Ware et al. v. Jackson et al.

Publication Date: 2020-11-12
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Rickman
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Merchant, John Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Ashley Palmer, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee. Dorian Murry, (The Murry Law Group), Stone Mountain, for other party.
Case Number: A20A1413

Sheriff's Office Employee Who Failed to Update Inmate Records Is Not Protected by Qualified Immunity, But Is Also Not Liable for Negligence After Inmate Was Murdered by Cellmate

Dipietro v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-09-30
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Gobeil
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Paul Howard, Marc Mallon, (Senior Assistant District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A20A0915

Court affirms child molestation conviction over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel and trial court error on barring testimony from a witness